Parish of Gondomar municipality. Due to an administrative merger held in 2013 a new and bigger parish was formed "União das Freguesias de Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova".

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
CM41 São Pedro da Cova (coal), registered on 13-10-1943
1909 Monte Alto e Ervedosa no. 2 (coal), 08-10-1935 (1)
1910 Vale da Murta no. 3 (coal), 08-10-1935 (1)
1911 Vale da Murta no. 4 (coal), 08-10-1935 (1)
1731 Vale da Murta no. 1 (coal), 20-12-1929 (1)
1732 Vale da Murta no. 2 (coal), 20-12-1929 (1)
315 Sitio da Cruz do Couce (Sb-Au), 06-03-1900
314 Lugar do Couce (Sb-Au), 05-03-1900
247 Couro de Boi (Sb), 09-03-1893
238 Ribeira de Beloi (coal), 11-02-1891 (1)
159 Vale de Cavalos (coal), 21-05-1883 (1)
158 Fontainhas (coal), 18-05-1883 (1)
150 Montalto e Ervedosa (coal), 31-08-1882 (1)
120 Passal de Baixo (coal), 20-10-1877 (1)
106 Tapada do Ribeiro da Murta (coal), 02-03-1875 (1)
6 São Pedro da Cova (coal), 31-10-1854 (1)
3 Vale de Aches e Ribeiro da Igreja (Sb), 23-03-1839
(1) São Pedro da Cova mining field

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Commodity List

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ⓘ Coal

Mineral List

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ⓘ Native Sulphur

ⓘ Salammoniac

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Anthracite

ⓘ Humic coal series

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

Locality: São Pedro da Cova Mine, São Pedro da Cova, Gondomar, Porto, Portugal

References:

Nuno Miguel Santos collection

ⓘ Salammoniac

Formula: NH₄Cl

Locality: São Pedro da Cova Mine, São Pedro da Cova, Gondomar, Porto, Portugal

References:

Rui Nunes - Jan/2006

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Salammoniac	3.AA.25	NH₄Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Salammoniac	NH₄Cl
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Salammoniac	NH₄Cl
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Salammoniac	NH₄Cl

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

301 Ma (Carboniferous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

303 Ma (Carboniferous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Lusitaneura covensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Caloneurodea : Lusitaneura : *Lusitaneura covensis*	303.4 - 301.2 Ma Carboniferous
Aphantomartus pustulatus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Trigonotarbida : Aphantomartidae : Aphantomartus : *Aphantomartus pustulatus*	303.4 - 301.2 Ma Carboniferous
Stenodictya lusitanica species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Dictyoneuridae : Stenodictya : *Stenodictya lusitanica*	303.4 - 301.2 Ma Carboniferous
Metoedischia lusitanica species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Oedischiidae : Metoedischia : *Metoedischia lusitanica*	303.4 - 301.2 Ma Carboniferous

Fossil Localities

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Portugal

Porto
- Gondomar
  - São Pedro da Cova
    - Carboniferous🐚 São Pedro da Cova

Other Databases

Wikidata ID:	Q1262489
GeoNames ID:	8014126

Localities in this Region

Portugal

Porto
- Gondomar
  - São Pedro da Cova
    - São Pedro da Cova Mine

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